Provincial Politics

Teachers accuse government of ‘misleading’ ad campaign during contract talks

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is accusing the Scott Moe government of a "misleading and ridiculous" billboard campaign.Contract talks are underway between the two sides and the billboard...

Jul 28, 2023

Sask NDP accuse gov't of hiding problems in health care

The Saskatchewan Party's Ministry of Health is responding to a leaked memo by the NDP showing that the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has been closed for weeks.Official Opp...

Jul 27, 2023

Over 3,000 Saskatchewan Housing Corporation units vacant in the province

Standing in front of a vacant, boarded-up unit in Regina, NDP Leader Carla Beck said the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation vacancy rate had shot up 474 per cent in the last decade."It's a government th...

Jul 25, 2023

Finlayson Island pedestrian bridge officially re-opens

It was time to celebrate Friday as dignitaries and local residents came together for the re-opening ceremony for the Finlayson Island north truss bridge, for use by pedestrians and cyclists. The bridg...

Jul 21, 2023

Northern communities benefiting from SaskTel’s 5G expansion

Several rural and First Nation communities in northern Saskatchewan are getting a boost from SaskTel as the company looks to expand its 5G network.The Crown Corporation announced on Wednesday that it'...

Jul 19, 2023

Moe wants B.C. port strike to end ‘for the betterment of all Canadians’

Saskatchewan's premier is hoping the port strike two provinces away in B.C. will end soon.Speaking at the Council of the Federation premiers meeting Wednesday, Scott Moe said the impact of the strike ...

Jul 13, 2023

Sask. leaders looking for an end to B.C. port strike

Saskatchewan's premier wants the federal government to step in and start "exploring all options" to end a strike of more than 7,000 workers at ports in B.C.The strike hit the one-week milestone Friday...

Jul 08, 2023

Former Sask. NDP leader to release book on COVID-19 response

Saskatchewan's former NDP leader has written a book on how the province responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.A press release for Ryan Meili's book, called "A Healthy Future: Lessons from the Frontlines ...

Jul 05, 2023

Electronic voting system to be tested in Saskatchewan

Elections in Saskatchewan could be going digital.Elections Saskatchewan issued its 2022-23 annual report on improving voting in the province. Included in the report is the idea to implement electronic...

Jul 01, 2023

Saskatchewan reports $1.58B surplus for ’22-23, pays down $1.5B of operating debt

Saskatchewan's finances were rosier in 2022-23 than expected.When the budget for that year was released, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the province would have an operating deficit of $463 milli...

Jun 29, 2023